EDchrisRN

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1. Does your medical facility have mandatory overtime for nurses?

   EDchrisRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Our unit(ED) has MO and it works like this. We do our schedule in 6 week blocks. When the schedule comes out, the MO list also comes out. Everyone can choose what they want to sign up for. Sometimes, all the slots are not taken(they are all 4 hou...

2. A day off

   EDchrisRN replied to beano's topic in General Nursing

   JillR.......what is the 'punishment' for being a no call/no show???(if any). I guess you are supposed to stay home all day, everyday, including your days off just waiting for that phone to ring so you can answer it and be asked to work yet another e...

3. Professionalism and Education

   EDchrisRN replied to Angel Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   The patient does not know what kind of degree you have....all they know is how you care for them and how you treat them/interact with them. They are also very aware of your appearance....I agree that the dress code for nurses has definitely gone dow...

4. A day off

   EDchrisRN replied to beano's topic in General Nursing

   Thank God for answering machines and/or the ringing phone that goes unanswered!!! My time off is mine! Family first all the way!!.....they will always be with me, the job will not! After I put in my mandatory OT and my on-call time, I just don't w...

5. Seclusion in the ED

   EDchrisRN replied to Pameula's topic in Emergency

   I have worked in a Level II trauma center in Lancaster, PA for the past 12 years. Our ED is currently seeing about 50,000 pts. per year. Our ED has 25+ beds and the hospital has about 350 beds. When I started working here 12 years ago, a mental he...

6. on call pay

   EDchrisRN replied to julibug7's topic in General Nursing

   We get $2/hour for on-call and time and 1/2 if called in for all hours worked. We also have a guarantee of 2 hours pay no matter what. For example,if you get called in and things cool down and you are sent home 1 hour later, you will get paid for 2 ...

7. self staffing

   EDchrisRN replied to vicbike's topic in General Nursing

   Self scheduling can be a good thing, but it takes alot of flexibility and 'give' on the part of the staff involved. It is a great opportunity for the staff to take control over this aspect of their work life but staff must understand that it does no...

8. Why are dayshift nurses so grouchy?

   EDchrisRN replied to DeathRowRn's topic in Relations

   I can only speak to my own workplace experience, but it does seem that Day shift gets the 'grouchy' award. I work in an ED enviroment and the nurses on day shift for the 12 years I have worked there have been known as grumpy, grouchy, set in their w...